The disciples said to him: if such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry. The disciples' response to the teaching on divorce communicates the radical character of Jesus' ruling: if the bond is that strong, if divorce-and-remarriage is adultery, marriage itself becomes very serious — perhaps too serious for some. The better not to marry conclusion is the disciples' hyperbolic response to the high bar of Jesus' teaching.

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